BASKIN, Judge.
Defendant Herbert Williams, convicted of aggravated battery in connection with an unprovoked stabbing, challenges the trial court's failure to conduct a mid-trial hearing regarding his competence to stand trial after his attorney advised the court of his refusal to testify concerning the issue of self-defense despite his previous willingness to testify. After the state rested, defense counsel requested a psychiatric evaluation, but the court denied...
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